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| Executive Edge From GartnerGroup Tops 50,000 Readers |
| Technology Business Magazine Published in Partnership with Forbes |
| Stamford, Conn. -- June 14, 1999 -- Gartner Group, Inc. (NYSE: IT) today announced that circulation of its Executive Edge magazine has surpassed 50,000 qualified readers, 75 percent of who are nontechnical business leaders. GartnerGroup research shows that executives will be responsible for making or influencing 60 percent of the information technology (IT) spending decisions by 2003. Executive Edge is produced bimonthly in a partnership between GartnerGroup and Forbes Special Interest Publications. |
| Executive Edge is designed to help senior executives incorporate IT into their business strategies. For a free subscription and /or to view Executive Edge online, go to www.ee-online.com. For advertising information, contact Philip Alia at 212-499-3502 or palia@forbes.com. |
| "Technology strategies are now corporate strategies," said William Clifford, president and CEO, GartnerGroup. "Each issue of Executive Edge discusses major technology trends that affect corporations and have a direct impact on the bottom line. The goal of this publication is to deliver the most strategic IT information that business executives need to remain competitive." |
| The current June/July issue examines how Sikorsky Aircraft is designing helicopters in real time; how a Consumer Financial Network is helping customers get the best insurance rates; and reviews two new e-business models. In addition, former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Steve Wallman talks about how technology is affecting SEC disclosure requirements. |
| About Gartner Group As the world's leading authority on IT, GartnerGroup provides clients with a wide range of products and services in the areas of IT advisory services, measurement, research, decision support, analysis, consulting and training. Founded in 1979, with headquarters in Stamford, Conn., GartnerGroup is at the center of a global community of more than 11,000 client organizations served by analysts in 80 locations worldwide. |
| About Forbes Forbes Inc. publishes Forbes, the nation's leading business magazine, published biweekly with an average paid circulation of 784,220 and more than 740,000 subscribers; Forbes Global Business & Finance, the magazine's new international edition; along with the technology supplement Forbes ASAP, the lifestyle supplement Forbes FYI, and other publications. |
| Forbes Special Interest Publications was launched last year following acquisition of the publishing assets of the New York Times Custom Publishing Group. The division creates publications for companies and associations seeking to reach business and consumer audiences. Other division publications include IBM's Beyond Computing; Your Turn, distributed to current and prospective clients of KeyCorp; Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts; New England Financial Journal; and state and city travel guides for New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. |
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Jean Tom GartnerGroup 203-316-3272 jean.tom@gartner.com |
